iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX Shares Acquired by Prairie Advisory LLC

Prairie Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 108.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,054 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,588 shares during the period. Prairie Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $1,736,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 20.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,115,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,023,867,000 after purchasing an additional 538,125 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 88.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $279,766,000 after buying an additional 399,612 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 28.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 433,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $142,437,000 after buying an additional 95,669 shares during the period. Noked Israel Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $114,725,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 181,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,521,000 after buying an additional 11,947 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of SOXX traded up $10.51 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $503.90. The stock had a trading volume of 5,916,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,278,313. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 52 week low of $260.44 and a 52 week high of $655.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $536.87 and a 200 day moving average of $523.75. The company has a market cap of $41.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.80.

iShares Semiconductor ETF’s stock is scheduled to split on Thursday, November 5th. The 3-1 split was recently announced. The newly issued shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, November 4th.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.3250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change from iShares Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2827. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Profile

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF, formerly iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States-listed semiconductor stocks as represented by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (the Index). The Index is an equity benchmark for the United States-listed semiconductor stocks. The Index includes companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors.